--- title: "Heparins & Anticoagulants" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07766b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07766b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07766b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07766b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services" published: "2026-09-21" --- # Heparins & Anticoagulants Buyer: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07766b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07766b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07766b.json) ## Summary NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, intends to arrange the supply of heparins and anticoagulants for All Wales Health Boards and Trusts. This is a pharmaceutical products requirement, covering medicines used to prevent or treat blood clots in healthcare settings. Delivery and use will be across Wales. The buyer is procuring on behalf of NHS organisations throughout Wales, so suppliers should be able to support healthcare distribution and supply arrangements across the country. The requirement is classified under CPV 33600000, pharmaceutical products, and is categorised as goods rather than services or works. The procurement is intended to cover one lot and is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. This procurement is at the planning stage: the buyer has announced an intention to procure, but it is not an invitation to tender and suppliers cannot bid at this stage. The expected procedure is a tender under the UK Procurement Act 2023, with the future notice planned for 30 November 2026. The buyer’s scheduled supplier-information milestone is 6 November 2026. The anticipated contract is expected to run from 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2030, with renewal possible to 30 June 2031. The estimated value is £23,494,106 excluding VAT and £28,192,927 including VAT. It is above the applicable threshold and will be run as a single lot. The planning notice says there is no formal engagement process. This will suit pharmaceutical manufacturers, wholesalers and specialist medicines suppliers with the product range and operational capacity to supply heparins and anticoagulants to NHS organisations across Wales. Businesses should prepare to demonstrate reliable sourcing, storage, quality control, distribution and continuity of supply for clinical medicines, together with the ability to manage requirements across multiple health boards and trusts. The buyer has identified the requirement as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, so participation is not limited to large national suppliers where smaller organisations can meet the specification and delivery demands. Suppliers should use the planning period to review their relevant NHS medicines experience, supply-chain resilience and ability to support a multi-organisation healthcare contract when it reaches the market. ## Notice Supply of Heparins & Anticoagulants ### Planning Information This notice is being issued to advise suppliers of a forthcoming opportunity that is due to be published by Velindre NHS Trust, NHS Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services (on behalf of All Wales Health Boards and Trusts). There is no formal engagement process for this opportunity. Any suppliers who may like more information on this opportunity before the tender is published please contact Rachelle Elvin (rachelle.elvin@wales.nhs.uk). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089139-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Nov 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jul 2027 - 30 Jun 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £23,494,106 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services | | Locality | NEWPORT | | Postcode area | Newport | | Postcode | NP10 8BE | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport | | Local authority | Newport | | Electoral ward | Tredegar Park and Marshfield | | Westminster constituency | Newport West and Islwyn | | Delivery location | TLL Wales | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products ### Codes - 33600000 - Pharmaceutical products ## Release History - 21 Sep 2026 at 13:10 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089139-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089139-2026 21st September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/ - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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